Unite, which represents workers throughout public transport including over 80,000 bus workers is warning that a ‘second spike’ in Covid-19 infections is becoming ever more likely due to…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every week here on UniteLIVE, we highlight the heroes and zeroes of the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest: HEROES Healthcare scientists When we think of NHS workers — all of…Read more…
Continue govt support call
Industry bodies and cross-party politicians joined Unite in calling for an extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS), during a Manufacturing Matters webinar debate yesterday (June 25).
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Council services under pressure as people flock to beaches
The ‘Dominic Cummings ‘ effect, which contributed to thousands flocking to beaches on the south coast, is piling further pressure on already strained local government finances and resources,…Read more…
It’s the media stupid!
The difference between Corbyn and his predecessors was that the general public didn’t know much about him, other than what they were told about him by the media. One thing was certain and that was…Read more…
Bring council services in-house call
Unite which represents tens of thousands of local authority workers, is calling for bold action to be taken to avert a financial crisis from engulfing local authorities after it was revealed that…Read more…
‘Jewels in the crown of Northern Ireland economy’
The vital role the aerospace sector plays in the Northern Ireland economy was highlighted this week by Labour MPs, who called on the government to take action after hundreds of job cuts at…Read more…
Proud to have served, proud to be Unite
In a dusty office of the then Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Reading, young civil servant Matt Draper sat at his desk and thought there had got to be more to life than this.
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Choc workers lose out on bonus pay parity
There is ‘growing resentment’ amongst Cadbury workers denied bonuses for working through the coronavirus pandemic that have been paid to US and EU staff employed by the chocolate maker’s parent…Read more…
Furlough pay grab outrage
Workers were informed in writing that while they were on furlough they would receive 100 per cent of their pay – but when they began to be paid it became apparent that they were only receiving 100…Read more…
Royal Mail to axe 2,000 managerial jobs
The Royal Mail has today (June 25) announced that it plans to sack 2,000 managers, prompting Unite to slam the company for making short-term cuts that will damage the privatised company’s future…Read more…
Unite brands job cuts news as ‘premature’
The union says that with the government’s furlough programme continuing in some form until October, and with the union fighting for a sector support package, the move to lay-offs is premature.
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Feeling the heat?
Britons are sweltering amid yet another heatwave this summer, with today (July 31) recorded as the hottest day of the year so far, as temperature are expected to surpass 34C in parts of the country….Read more…
Invest in ‘new’ nuclear call
Comprehensive investment in the nuclear industry is one of the levers to kick-start the UK’s post-pandemic economy, with the promise of a low carbon future and the creation of tens of thousands of…Read more…
Goldstar Transport using Covid-19 ‘as smokescreen’
A leading haulage company has been accused of using Covid-19 as ‘a smokescreen’ to close a depot in Suffolk and attack the terms and conditions of more than 100 drivers by Unite. Unite will now…Read more…
Millions waiting for tests as NHS backlog builds
The coronavirus pandemic has created a massive backlog in NHS care, including in life-saving screenings and diagnostic tests. An analysis from the Labour Party out today (June 24) has found that the…Read more…
Swissport to axe more than 4,500 jobs
The country’s largest ground handling firm Swissport announced on Wednesday (June 24) that it would be planning to make more than half of its staff redundant, in the latest blow for the aviation…Read more…
Not just for Covid
Each year the demand for these meals has grown. We have seen at first hand the effect of poverty, and the difficulty and sadness of parents unable to feed their children adequately during the…Read more…
‘Stop the sackings’
Unite has urged hospitality bosses to ‘stop the sackings’ in light of today’s decision to cut the UK’s social distancing rule from 2m to 1m following intense industry lobbying for the change….Read more…
Invest in UK space programme call
Unite is urging the government to commit to invest in the UK’s space programme in the interests of national security and to ensure that thousands of highly skilled jobs are not put at further risk….Read more…